trolling motor for key west.

[troypolla]

I just wanted to post for future information that the Motorguide wireless trolling motor will fit under the bow rail on 186cc boats. I have a 2005 and there is about .5 inch clearance between the collar and the rail. You do have to remove the cleat on the bow to do this.

 

[Grits]

Re: trolling motor for key west.

Thank you for the info. Would you be kind enough to post an image. I have a KW 1900 CC. I have been wondering if there is enough room to clear. That would be a blessing.

Do you have any trouble deploying and retracting the MG?

Do you know if the Minkota Terrova or the Terrova saltwater counterpart will fit?

Thanks,

Grits

 

[spitfisher]

Re: trolling motor for key west.

Thank you for the info. Would you be kind enough to post an image. I have a KW 1900 CC. I have been wondering if there is enough room to clear. That would be a blessing.

Do you have any trouble deploying and retracting the MG?

Do you know if the Minkota Terrova or the Terrova saltwater counterpart will fit?

Thanks,

Grits

this is great news, i was hoping to get a trolling motor this summer. I had been concerned of the bow rail and entertained cutting a section or installing some sort of shelf unit to hold the trolling motor base.
I too am curious as to how the retreive and set down goes. if it works great, if it works with some trouble thats ok too.

Ed
Keywest 186cc, t top 115yamaha

 

[Grits]

Re: trolling motor for key west.

Ed

The measurements are close. I have been trying to find one just to see if it would fit. Machine work is one of my many hobbies. I have been contemplating machining a bracket that would pivot horizontally. It would be a a task to get it right.

Minn Kota has introduced a unit called Trim-N-Troll. It was previously made by Lenco. I understand there were some problems with the early Lenco units. I do not know that first hand. You do not see things like that in my part of the world.

Here is the link for the Minn Kota unit, http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/trimntroll/index.asp?lp=gb . The Minn Kota unit is pricey but you have you cake and can eat it too. You also end with with trim tabs. I feel more comfortable with Minn Kota behind it. Lenco still makes a similar unit with more elaborate steering. The Lenco unit is also much more expensive. I have seen the Minn Koka unit trade on eBay for around fourteen hundred. I guess if you figure you get trim tabs plus a trolling motor for the price it is easier to swallow. I bought one but have not received it yet. I will report how well it works after I have it installed and tried it out. It is the unit with 9"x11" trim tabs with two 24 volt, 80 lb thrust salt water motors. With some practice, you should be able to do anything with this that you do with a bow mount trolling motor. The question is how much battery life do you have? I have not had problems with batteries not lasting the day with any trolling motor I have ever used, assuming you have good batteries; however, I feel it would take more energy to pivot a boat from the stern rather than pulling it from the bow.

It will make my boat much more versatile and much easier to fish from, specially, the type fishing we do in Arkansas.

Grits

 

[spitfisher]

Re: trolling motor for key west.

Ed

The measurements are close. I have been trying to find one just to see if it would fit. Machine work is one of my many hobbies. I have been contemplating machining a bracket that would pivot horizontally. It would be a a task to get it right.

Minn Kota has introduced a unit called Trim-N-Troll. It was previously made by Lenco. I understand there were some problems with the early Lenco units. I do not know that first hand. You do not see things like that in my part of the world.

Here is the link for the Minn Kota unit, http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/trimntroll/index.asp?lp=gb . The Minn Kota unit is pricey but you have you cake and can eat it too. You also end with with trim tabs. I feel more comfortable with Minn Kota behind it. Lenco still makes a similar unit with more elaborate steering. The Lenco unit is also much more expensive. I have seen the Minn Koka unit trade on eBay for around fourteen hundred. I guess if you figure you get trim tabs plus a trolling motor for the price it is easier to swallow. I bought one but have not received it yet. I will report how well it works after I have it installed and tried it out. It is the unit with 9"x11" trim tabs with two 24 volt, 80 lb thrust salt water motors. With some practice, you should be able to do anything with this that you do with a bow mount trolling motor. The question is how much battery life do you have? I have not had problems with batteries not lasting the day with any trolling motor I have ever used, assuming you have good batteries; however, I feel it would take more energy to pivot a boat from the stern rather than pulling it from the bow.

It will make my boat much more versatile and much easier to fish from, specially, the type fishing we do in Arkansas.

Grits

thanks grits, I think what I will do is go to a motor guide dealer and have them pull one out of the box and set on my bow, see if it fits, see if it's operational from an engage and retreive stand point. The reason why they have the motors up front is it is easier to menuver and pull the boat forward as oppose to pushing it- you proabbly knew that though. One other thought is something like this.....see below.


Thanks for your suggestions and perhaps the guy who oriignally began this post will check in,

Ed

 

[Grits]

Re: trolling motor for key west.

I agree with pulling rather than pushing; however, with two eighty lb. thrushers on the stean, you should be able to spin an nineteen foor boat in its axis.

Grits

 

[spitfisher]

Re: trolling motor for key west.

I agree with pulling rather than pushing; however, with two eighty lb. thrushers on the stean, you should be able to spin an nineteen foor boat in its axis.

Grits

A friend of mine has a wireless saltwater minna kota with 75 lbs of thrust with 22 feet and he pull us right through a pretty strong rip- it's wireless too so of course he likes to "look ma no hands"

Ed